Questionnaire about European Citizenship

	Questionnaire about European Citizenship	Technical school	Grammar school
		18 students	20 students
	1.Where do people find living the best?
	Europe	10	11
	Asia
	North America	4	5
	South America	1
	Australia	3	4
	Africa
	2.How often do you think of yourself as of European citizen?
	Often		1
	Sometimes	14	14
	Never	4	5
	3.Would you like to go to work/to study abroad for some time?
	Yes	14	9
	No		9
	I don’t know	4	2
	4.Would you ever leave your country and settle down abroad, somewhere in Europe?
	Yes	5	7
	No	11	7
	I don’t know	2	6
	5.Do you ever talk with your friends about topics connected with EU?
	Very often
	Quite often	1
	Rather rarely	9	8
	Never	8	7
	I don’t know		5
	6.How would you evaluate your knowledge about EU?
	I know a lot	1
	I know quite much	2	10
	I know little	15	7
	I know nothing		3
	It’s difficult to say
	7.Success in EU is guaranteed by:
	education	7	6
	official support from those in power	3	3
	luck	2	1
	money	6	10
	8.Are you proud of Europe?
	Yes	13	16
	No	4
	I don’t know	1	4
	9.If you are proud of Europe the reason for this pride is:
	strong economic position	2	4
	history	6	9
	achievements in areas of culture and science	6	6
	others : organization		1
	10.How do you understand the word “Europe”. Choose maximum 3 options that suit Europe the best:
	continent	15	8
	mutual economic benefits	5	9
	mutual political benefits	1	3
	mutual cultural and scientific achievements	6	7
	mutual historic past	9	12
	similar lifestyle	5	9
	mutual roots in Greek civilization	2
	11.To what extent is your country ‘European”? Give from 0 to 5 points
	0	1
	1	2	1
	2	6	2
	3	5	5
	4	2	9
	5	2	3
	12.What do you associate the EU with? Choose 2 options:
	union of economic benefits	6	11
an organization concerned with Europe’s interests and safety in the world	6	4
just an organization, a bureaucratic machine	5	4
union of people, their values and lifestyles	8	14
mutual history and cultural heritage of Europe	10	7
13.Is EU stronger or weaker in comparison with
a) Russia
Stronger	11	11
Equally strong	6	5
Weaker	1	4
b)China
Stronger	6	10
Equally strong	6	5
Weaker	6	5
c)the United States
Stronger	1	1
Equally strong	4	5
Weaker	13	14
14.What should the future of EU be like, what would you like the best?
EU to remain union limited to economic interests	12	6
EU to develop more intensively ideas of the community; and political borders to become more and more invisible	10	13
EU to stop existing	4	3
15.Would you like
a) EU citizenship and passport to exist?
Yes	11	17
No	7	3
b)EU to conduct its own foreign policy?
Yes	14	19
No	3	1
c)EU to have its own army?
Yes	15	11
No	3	9
d)EU to have its own constitution?
Yes	14	17
No	4	3
16.Choose the option which more appeals to you:
EU in its present shape without any new members	9	13
EU extended with new memberhip countries	9	7
17.Is it good or bad for your country to be the member of EU?
Good	10	10
Bad	1	2
I don’t know	7	8
18.What are in your opinion the biggest benefits for your country and its citizens resulting from the membership? Give maximum 10 answers:
possibility of working in EU countries	15	14
possibility of studying in EU countries	12	17
possibility of founding a company in EU countries	1	2
financial help for development of the country	8	12
possibility of travelling without passports	14	7
possibility of free trade exchange with EU countries	11	11
bigger prestige and recognition for my country in the world	6	6
possibility of using EURO currency in different countries	13	16
possibility of free transfer of capital	4	5
possibility of free exchange of technology thought	5	8
possibility of free exchange of information	5	10
support of EU in conflicts with other countries	9	15
possibility of taking part in different programs financed by EU within education, training, experience, research	11	16
opportunity of academic recognition, the chance to have one’s diploma recognized	11	13
right to vote in different European referendums and elections	9	3
right to appeal to European Spokesperson of Citizens’ Rights (the European Ombudsman)	4	2
right to be treated equally as citizens from other membership countries	7	6
right to have diplomatic and consular protection	5	16
others……………………………………………………………
I can’t see any benefits
19.What is in your opinion position of your country in EU?
very strong	3	1
quite strong	7	14
rather weak	5	2
very weak	3	1
neither strong nor weak		2
20.Will the position of your country in EU be stronger or weaker than these days?
It will be the same	4	3
It will be stronger	5	3
It will be weaker	3	6
I don’t know	6	8
21.Your country in your opinion should:
make the union ties weaker with EU	2	1
make the union ties stronger with EU	8	15
resign from EU
I don’t know	8	4
22.Give your attitude towards your country entering into EU
I’m happy about the fact	9	15
I’m not happy about the fact	1
I’m indifferent to it	8	5
23.Should your country in your opinion accept the EURO currency?
Yes, as soon as possible
Yes, without any haste
No, because we should use our national currency
No, because our country is not ready for such a change
24.Should your country ratify European Constitution?
Yes	13	16
No	2	1
I don’t know	3	3
25.If you could choose your friend from one of the EU countries other than yours, this would be (give his/her nationality)
Spanish	6	7
Greek	1
English	6	4
Irish	1	1
Portuguese	1
Swedish	1	1
French		4
Dutch		1
Finnish		1
German	1	1
I don't know	1
26.If you could choose your wife/husband from one of the EU countries other than yours, this would be (give his/her nationality)
Spanish	11	6
Greek
English	3	7
Irish
Portuguese
Swedish	1	1
Norwegian		1
Finnish	1
Italian	1
German	1	3
French		2
I don't know
27. would you like more and more reprentatives of other nationalities from EU countries to settle down in your country?
Yes, I don't mind	2	6
No, I oppose such a situation	10	5
I don't have any opinion	6	9

28. One of the aims of EU is cultural and national integration. What should we do in your opinion as European citizens?
Get to know and be open to new cultures	6	9
Remain a nation with its own culture and religion	11	8
Be open only to cultures similar to ours	1	2

29. Give your sex, age and type of school you attend
M	9	7
F	9	13
age	16	15
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